Previous Winners

History of the Award

The Medal was donated by the Royal Institute of Chemistry (now the Royal Society of Chemistry) in honour of the late Sir Thomas Hill Easterfield KBE MZ (Cantab) PhD (Wutzburg) FRSNZ FRIC HonFNZIC.

He was very well known for his contributions in the field of chemistry and will be remembered particularly for his inspiration and encouragement which was passed onto his students during the many years he was Professor of Chemistry at Victoria University College and for his infectious enthusiasm for chemical research.